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UNITED STATES OP AMERICA. 



ILLUSTRATED 

STORY OF THE UNION 

IN RHYME 



BY 

ROBERT C. ADAMS 

AUTHOR OF "THE HISTORY OF AMERICA" "THE 
HISTORY OF ENGLAND," ETC. 



REVISED BY 

HERBERT HEYWOOD 

AUTHOR OF "THE TWENTIETH CENTURY" 






ILLUSTRATED BY THE BEST AMERICAN ARTISTS 



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1891. 




COLUMBUS BEFORE FERDINAND AND ISABELLA. 

Christopher Columbus, discoverer of America, born in Genoa 1435, r ^ e 'l i' 1 Seville 1506. 
Discovered San Salvador October 12, 1492. 



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Capitol at Washington . 

Christopher Columbus before Ferdinand and I 

Balboa and the Pacific. 

De Soto and the Mississippi . 

The Mayflower. First New England Wash Day 

Puritans and Indians 

Training Day on Boston Common 

Faneuil Hall, the Cradle of Libe 

Paul Revere's Famous Ride . 

Boston Boys and General Gage 

George Washington. 

The Minute Men 

Washington at Valley Force 

Independence Hall, Philadelphia 

Benjamin Franklin . 

Thomas Jefferson 

Reading Declaration of Independence 

John Quincy Adams .... 



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Bunker Hill Monument . 
Abraham Lincoln 
Mary A. Livermore . 
General William T. Sherman 
Caricaturing the Militia 
General Ulysses S. Grant 
( '.km k \l. Philip Sheridan 
Cai i \in John Ericsson and the Monitc 
Admiral David Farragut 
General John A. Logan . 
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe 
Battle of Gettysburg 
General James A. Garfield 
Mrs. Lucretia ( Iarfield . 
General Benjamin F. Butler 
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BAL1JUA AND THE PACIFIC. 



PREFACE. 

This History of the United States 
'Tis not pretended higher rates 

Than Bancroft, Barnes or Lossing ! 
But to the student pressed for time, 
This condensation clothed in rhyme 

'Tis hoped will prove a blessing. 



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ILLUSTRATED STORY OF THE 
UNION IN RHYME. 



DISCOVERIES. 

About the year ten hundred two, 

So Iceland's legends say, 
Norwegians saw America 

From Greenland to Cape May. 
Four hundred years of silence came, 

The Northmen's trips had ceased, 
When Europe's enterprise sought out 

The commerce of the East, 
In Christopher Columbus' day, 

A Genoese by birth, 
Who, studying navigation, guessed 

The roundness of the earth, 19 



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And said that Asia might be reached 

By sailing to the West: 
Spain's Ferdinand and Isabel 

Gave means to make the test. 
They fitted, out two caravels, 

Columbus bought a third, 
Aug. 3 , 1492. And sailed from Palos, in old Spain, 

With sixscore men on board. 
When seventy days of fruitless search 

Had wearied, out his crew, 
Oct. 12, 1492. Columbus saw San Salvador 

In fourteen ninety-two. 
When Cuba, San Domingo's shore, 

And smaller isles were seen, 
He carried back to Spain next year 

The tidings to the Queen. 
John Cabot gained from Henry Seventh 

A patent to explore, 
And with his son Sebastian found. 
July 3, i4M7- The coast of Labrador. 



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Sebastian fourteen ninety-eight 

A second voyage made, 
And searched to Carolina's shore, 1498, 

For purposes of trade. 
He afterwards found Hudson's Bay, i 5 i 7 . 

And when King Henry died, 
For Spain he voyaged to Brazil, i 52 &. 

And saw La Plata's tide. 
Columbus Orinoco saw, Aug. io, 1498. 

In fourteen ninety-eight, 
But rivals sent him home in chains, 

To gratify their hate. 
The Queen released him, and he sailed 

Once more the westward way, 
But ere returning she had died 

And enemies held sway. 
•Columbus, suffering from neglect, 

At Valladolid died; May 20,1506. 

His bones beneath Havana's soil, 

In Cuba, now abide. 



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He made four voyages in all, 

Formed settlements abroad, 
But never knew the magnitude 

Of what he had explored. 
Discoveries were concealed by Spain, 

And jealous rivals hurled 
Such calumnies, Columbus lost 

The naming of a world. 
Americus Vespucius, 

A Florentine, made claim 
That he discovered the New World, 

And thus it bears his name. 
He sailed to South America 
•499- In fourteen ninety-nine, 

1504. And, five years later, made reports 

That favored his design. 
Cortereal, for Portugal, 
1500. Six hundred miles or more 

Of North America explored, 

And off to slavery bore 



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Some fifty of the Indians. 

In this unholy strife, 
Upon a second rash attempt, , 50 i. 

He forfeited his life. 
The Frenchmen came to Newfoundland 1504. 

To fish, in fifteen four, 
They named Cape Breton and explored 

The great St. Lawrence shore. 
Some voyagers saw Yucatan, 

And, fifteen hundred ten, 
Balboa with a colony 

Encamped at Darien. , 5lo . 

In fifteen thirteen, he the great Sept. 29, 1513. 

Pacific Ocean spied, 
And took possession for old Spain, 

Of all its boundless tide. 
Juan Ponce De Leon, fifteen twelve, 

The Fount of Youth to gain, 
Discovering Florida, was made Apriu, i 5 , 2 . 

Its governor by Spain. 



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1521 But when he came to settle there, 

The Indians defied 
The Spaniards, who to Cuba fled, 
Where Ponce de Leon died. 
,517. Then Cordova found Mexico: 

1518. Grijalva searched anew, 

1519-21. And Cortes conquered Mexico, 
1 53 1. Pizarro took Peru. 

1520. De Ayllon, seeking Indian slaves, 

From San Domingo sailed. 
To Carolina for his prey ; 
1525- A second voyage failed. 

j 523- John Verrazani sailed from France, 

In fifteen twenty-three, 
And leaving Carolina reached 
1524. The fiftieth degree. 

1523. Narvaez went to Florida 

New settlements to form ; 

In crazy boats he fled to sea, 

And perished in a storm. 



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De Soto, Cuba's governor, 1539-41. 

Came next with crowded ranks ; 
He marched three thousand miles, and died 

On Mississippi's banks. 
One half of his six hundred died, 

The rest resolved to flee, 
And, failing to escape by land, 

Built boats and reached the sea. 
Jacques Cartier, in thirty-four, , 534 . 

Two ships took out from France, 
And made attempt in Canada 

French glory to advance. 
Next year lie made a second trip, 

And on St. Lawrence day, 1535. 

Explored the Gulf that took this name 

And up its stream made way. ' 
The vessels anchored at Quebec, 

And, taking boats, he came 
To Hochelaga's Isle, and gave 

To Montreal its name. 



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Again, in fifteen forty-one, 
*54i- He voyaged to Quebec, 

And near the village built a fort, 

The Indians to check. 
He left ere Roberval appeared, 

Who, sent out by the King 
1542. To act as viceroy, sailed again 

Disheartened, in the spring. 
1542 Cabrillo, fifteen forty-two, 

Explored by Spain's command, 
From Acapulco, steering north, 

Along the Western land. 
Coligny, Admiral of France, 

A place of refuge gave 
To persecuted Huguenots 

Across the Atlantic wave. 
A squadron under Ribault sailed 
«5&- And reached Port Royal Bay; 

A colony of twenty-six 

Decided there to stay. 



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To honor Charles the Ninth, the laud 

Was Carolina styled ; 
But failing to receive supplies, 

They left the Western wild. 
Another expedition came, 

Led by Laudonniere, 
To the St. John's, in Florida, 1564. 

And built a fortress there. 
This rousing Spanish jealousy, 

Melendez brought a crew, 
Who, settling at St. Augustine, 1565. 

Nine hundred Frenchmen slew. 
A fiery Gascon named De Gourges, 

In anger crossed the seas, 
Secured two hundred prisoners 

And hung them to the trees. 
He fled, and Spain retained the land; 

St. Augustine thus rates 
The oldest town existing now 

Within the United States. 



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1576-77. For gold, and northwest passages 

To reach East Indian trade, 
Three unsuccessful voyages 

By Frobisher were made. 
1578-80. In seventy-nine, Sir Francis Drake 

Passed California's coast ; 
And John de Fuca, later on, 

Still further search could boast. 
Sir Humphrey Gilbert for his queen 

Made claim to Newfoundland ; 
1583- His little vessel of ten tons 

Went down with all its band. 
1584. Then Walter Raleigh for himself, 

With patents to explore, 
Sent Amidas and Barlow out 

To Carolina's shore. 
The land was called Virginia 

By England's virgin queen, 
And Raleigh, knighted, sent more ships 

To settle his demesne. 




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'Sir Richard Grenville led the fleet 1585. 

And founded Roanoke; 
But Indian hostility 

They managed to provoke, 
And after suffering much distress, 

Were eager to forsake 
The colony, and go on board 

The ships of Francis Drake. 15S6. 

They scarce had sailed when ships arrived 

With bountiful supplies ; 
And Grenville landed fifteen men 

To hold the enterprise. 
Then Raleigh sent more emigrants 

With Governor White, who found 1587- 

The bones of all the fifteen men 

Exposed upon the ground. 
Returning home to get supplies, 

He left a hundred there, 
Among whom was the first born child 

They called Virginia Dare. 



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1590. Three years elapsed before John White 

The settlement regained; 
The colony had disappeared, 

No vestige then remained. 
Sir Walter sent five different times, 

But never found a trace; 
'Tis thought they joined the Indians, 

And mingled with their race. 

1602. Gosnold, in sixteen hundred two, 

Explored and named Cape Cod ; 

1603. Then Martin Pring, and Weymouth next, 
1605. Maine's territory trod. 

VIRGINIA. 

The chartered London Company, 

A settlement to form, 
Sent Newport out to Roanoke, 

But, driven by a storm, 
He found the Bay of Chesapeake, 

Up the James River came, 



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May twenty-third, in sixteen seven; May 23, 1607. 

Thus Jamestown took its name. 
Gosnold, projector of the plan, 

And half the settlers died; 
The rulers proving weak and bad, 

John Smith was wisely tried. 
He organized the colony, 

But, travelling through the lands, 
Was captured, and two men were slain 

By savage Indian bands. 
Condemned to die, his life was saved 

By Pocahontas' love, 
Who, clinging to his neck, detained 

The clubs that swung above. 
The settlement was reinforced 

With idle gentlemen ; 
An accident made Smith go home; 

Disaster followed then ; 
And as the starving colonists 

Were sailing far away, 



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Lord Delaware with full supplies 
1610. Arrived within the bay. 

i6n. Then Gates came out with working men, 

Prosperity returned ; 
1613 Fair Pocahontas married Rolfe; 

Powhatan's love was earned. 
B} r emigration every year, 

The State was firmly planted; 
1621. King James, in sixteen twenty-one, 

A constitution granted. 

NEW ENGLAND— MASSACHUSETTS. 

The Plymouth Company resolved 

New lands abroad to gain ; 
An unsuccessful settlement 
1607. George Popham made in Maine. 

■614. In sixteen fourteen, brave John Smith 

The region well explored, 
And, naming it New England, sailed 
To spread its fame abroad. 




GB IRGE WASHINGTON. 

Born 1732, died 1799. Commander-in-chief of the Colonial Forces War of independence. 

Elected first President of the United States 1789. 



Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 47 

He came to form a colony 

With sixteen men next year, 
But, captured by French pirates, lost l6l 5* 

His ship and all its gear. 
The persecuted Puritans 

Away from England fled ; 
John Robinson, in sixteen eight, >6o&. 

His faithful followers led 
To Leyden, where they formed a church 

And heard Dutch sailors tell 
Of favored lands across the sea, 

Where they in peace might dwell. 
An embassy, to England sent, 

Got leave to colonize, 
And London merchants furnished means 

To purchase their supplies. 
Although the SpeedivelV s courage failed, 

The Mayflower spread her sails 
At Plymouth, with a hundred souls, Sept. 6,1620. 

And braved the Atlantic gales. 



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The} r sailed nine weeks and safely reached 

The harbor of Cape Cod, 
Rejoicing in a land that gave 

Freedom to worship God. 
They gathered in the cabin there, 

A constitution wrote, 
And made John Carver governor, 

By universal vote. 
They set their feet on Plymouth Rock, 
!62o. December twenty-second, 

In sixteen twenty ; from this date 

The settlement is reckoned. 
The governor and nearly half 

Of all the little nation, 
Ere summer came had lost their lives 

Through sickness and privation. 
1621. Their hopes were dull, when Samoset, 

An Indian chief, appeared, 
And shouting, "Welcome, Englishmen!'-' 

Their drooping spirits cheered. 




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A treaty, formed with Massassoit, 

For fifty years was kept; 
And Bradford thirty years was made 

The ruler's place to accept. 
A colony, at Weymouth formed, 

Aroused the Indian foe ; 
Miles Stand ish to the rescue came 1623. 

In time to avert the blow. 
John Endicott, with five score men, X 6 2 8. 

To Salem came to stay, 
And there he formed the colony 

Of Massachusetts Bay. 
Next year "three godly ministers" '629- 

Two hundred settlers brought 
From England, and on Charlestown Neck 

A residence they sought. 
John Winthrop fifteen hundred brought, 

In sixteen hundred thirty, 
And Boston, with its neighboring towns, 1630. 

Was settled by this party. 



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1635. Three thousand settlers came one year, 

Among them Henry Vane, 

1636. Who served a year as governor 

And sailed for home again. 
The Puritans most highly prized 

The freedom they had bought, 
But yet denied to other men 

The liberty of thought. 
In Salem, Roger Williams preached 

That rulers had no right 
To dictate in religious things, 

Man's conscience is his light. 
i6 3S . He, banished, fled to wintry wilds 

Where savages abounded; 
Canonicus then gave him land ; 
,637. Rhode Island thus was founded. 

Anne Hutchinson's peculiar creed 

Caused Boston much dissension ; 

1637. Imprisonment, then banishment, 

Were meted bv convention. 




WASHINC'l'UN AT VALLEY FuRUL. 



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-New England's colonies were joined, 1643. 

In sixteen forty-three, 
Except Rhode Island, which had failed 

With Plymouth to agree. 
Ten Quakers, who had crossed the sea, 

Were back to England shipped, 1656. 

But others came, and, for their faith, 

Were hanged, imprisoned, whipped. 
But when the persecutions ceased, 1661. 

The Quaker zeal was staid, 
And seconding John Eliot's work, 

They gave the Indians aid. 
Good Massassoit kept the peace ; 

By English growth made sore, 
His son the friendly treaties broke, 

And waged King Philip's war. 1675. 

New England's fiercest Indian tribes 

This wrathful chieftain led, 
.And fearful slaughter raged a year, 

Till Church cut off his head. 1676. 



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Two judges, who condemned Charles First,. 
Were sheltered in the land; 
1660. This brought a Navigation Act 

From Charles the Second's hand. 
It favored England in their trade, 
And hindered foreign barter, 
1683. And Charles, to gain control, annulled 

The Massachusetts charter. 
1686. James Second all New England's States 

A royal province made ; 
1686. Sir Edmund Andros was sent out 

The government to aid. 
But when King James had lost his throne*, 
This tyrant went to jail, 
1689. And Boston's patriots sent him home, 

With fifty more, by sail. 
In three years more Sir William Phipps 
1692. Was sent his place to fill ; 

New England's colonies remained 
A royal province still. 




INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA. 

Place where the Declaration of Independence was signed July 4, 1776. 



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Belief in witchcraft cursed the land 1692. 

In sixteen ninety-two ; 
Wise Cotton Mather and great men 

Declared the doctrine true. 
In Salem persecution raged, 

In jail were hundreds flung, 
By torture fifty-five confessed, 

And twenty folks were hung. 

NEW YORK. 

The Dutch sent Henry Hudson out, 1609. 

Who came to New York Bay, 
And up the river Hudson made 

For sixty leagues his way. 
In sixteen thirteen Adrian Block 1613. 

First Hell Gate's passage made ; 
And many ships then came to seek 

The fur and peltry trade. 
The Dutch East India Company, 1623. 

In sixteen twenty-three, 



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Sent thirty families of Walloons 

With May across the sea. 
These people were French Protestants 

Who into Holland fled; 
1626. Eight families formed Albany, 

The rest at Brooklyn stayed. 
In twenty-six came Minuit, 

Dutch power to augment ; 
The Indians sold Manhattan Isle, 

Ten acres for a cent. 
Fierce warfare, with the Indians 

Gave twenty years of care ; 
1653- The Dutch by force of arms subdued 

The Swedes of Delaware. 
x66 4 . An English fleet arrived in port, 

In sixteen sixty-four, 
Demanding for the Duke of York 

Surrender of the shore. 
The Council yielded up the place 

Against Stuyvesant's pleas; 



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The English flag above New York 

Then floated on the breeze. 
The Dutch, in sixteen seventy-three, 1673. 

Through treason gained the town ; 
But gave it, after sixteen months, 

Again to England's crown. 
The tyranny of governors 

Made Leisler take the rule, 
Whom Sloughter most unjustly hung, 1691. 

By liquor made a fool. 
Against West India pirate craft 

They sent out Captain Kidd, i6 99 > 

Who hoisted up the pirate's flag, 

" And wickedly he did." 
In politics the Democrats 

Were led by Rip Van Dam, ^32. 

And party strife, for many years, 

Kept passions in a flame. 
The people feared the "Negro Plot," 1741. 

To burn New York for gold, 



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And nearly eighty colored folks 
Were hanged, or burned, or sold. 

MARYLAND. 

Lord Maryland secured a grant 

Beyond Potomac's shore ; 
1634. The persecuted Catholics, 

In sixteen thirty-four, 
From England to St. Mary's came 

In search of toleration, 
'635-45- And Maryland was opened to 

The oppressed of every nation. 
Dissension came, and Clayborne twice 

Against the crown rebelled ; 
The Protestants unjustly used 

The powers that they held. 
In civil wars and party strifes 

The time was largely spent, 
1715. Until the fourth Lord Baltimore 

Secured the government. 




THOMAS JEFFERSON. 

k>rn 1743, died 1826, framed Declara'ion of Independence June 28, 1776, signed July 4, 1776, 
elected third President of the United States 1S01. 



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CONNECTICUT. 

The river of Connecticut 

Was found by Adrian Block, 1614. 

In sixteen fourteen, and the Dutch 

Its trading chances took. 
Earl Warwick got a grant of land, ^ 3 a 

Expressed in current notion, 
"From Narragansett River to 

The great Pacific Ocean." 
He soon transferred his interest «63». 

To Say-and-Seal and Brooke, 
Who towards the region's settlement 

Some active measures took. 
In sixteen hundred thirty-three 

Holmes' colony was made 1633. 

At Windsor; Steele then brought a band »6 3S . 

Who near to Hartford stayed. 
A hundred more, from Boston, joined t6 & 

Their friends the following year, 



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"The light of Western Churches" styled, 
Good Hooker gave them cheer. 

1636. John Winthrop built the Saybrook fort, 

And made a colony there, 
Determined that these fertile lands 
The Dutchmen should not share. 

1637. The Pequod War distressed the land, 

And thirty men were slain; 
The Narragansetts were induced 

As allies to remain 
By Roger Williams, and they joined 

The troops of Captain Mason, 
Inflicting on the Pequod tribe 

Complete extermination. 
John Davenport, with London friends, 

1638. Arranged New Haven's site ; 
Church members were the only men 

Who held the voter's right. 
»66a. A Royal Charter was obtained 

In sixteen sixty-two ; 




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The Colonies of Connecticut 

A bond of union drew. 
When Andros came with sixty men, 

The charter to revoke, 
Brave Captain Wadsworth hid it safe 1687. 

Within the "charter oak." 

DELAWARE. 

The Dutch came out to Delaware 1631. 

In sixteen thirty-one, 
But savages destroyed them all 

Before a year was gone. 
Then Swedes established colonies 1638. 

In sixteen thirty-eight; 
But Dutch and English finally, 

Secured the little State. 

NEW JERSEY. 

New Jersey's settlement was made 1664. 

In sixteen sixty-four, 



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And Carteret and Berkeley both 
The landed titles bore. 
1676. West Jersey passed within the hands 

Of Quakers and of Penn, 
Until in seventeen hundred two, 
•702. It joined the East again, 

And both were subject to New York 
Till seventeen thirty-eight, 
1738. When Governor Lewis Morris ruled 

New Jersey separate. 

THE CABOLINAS. 

1663. Lord Clarendon and seven friends, 

In sixteen sixty-three, 
Secured the Carolina lands 

From Charles the Second — free. 
The colonies of Albemarle 

And Carteret were formed; 
To Charleston's genial settlement 

Both Dutch and Huguenots swarmed. 




JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 

Born 1767, died 1848, elected senator from Massachusetts 1S03, appointed Minister to France, 

Secretary of State 181 7, Monroe Administration; President, 1S25. 



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In seventeen hundred twenty-nine 

A separation came ; 1729. 

Then Carolina, North and South, 

The royal rule proclaim. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Good William Penn, in eighty-two, ,682 * 

Brought out a chartered right, 
And bargained fairly with the Swedes 

For Philadelphia's site. 
He paid respect to Indian tribes, 

And treated them as men ; 
The Indians in turn resolved 

" To live in love with Penn." 
He went to England to reside 1684. 

In sixteen eighty-four, 
But came again in ninety-nine, 699. 

Remaining two years more. 
His heirs controlled the government 

Till revolution came; 



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1779- The State of Pennsylvania 

Then paid them for their claim. 

GEORGIA. 

'733- Good General Oglethorpe came out, 

In seventeen thirty-three, 
And at Savannah formed a home, 
Where debtors might be free. 

KING WILLIAM'S WAR. 

King William's costly war with France 
For seven years was waged, 

1689. Canadian, French, and Indian bands 

The colonists enraged. 
1690 Schenectady, and other towns, 

These foes attacked and burned ; 
The colonists were then aroused, 
And warfare was returned. 

1690. Port Royal, in Acadia, 

Was plundered by a fleet, 



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But forces sent to Canada 
Encountered sore defeat. 



QUEEN ANNE'S WAR. 

Queen Anne's War made with France 

and Spain, 170*. 

In seventeen hundred two, 
Awoke the French and Indian 

Hostilities anew. 
The town of Deerfield was destroyed, 1704. 

And all the frontier flamed ; 
Port Royal, by the colonists seized, 

Annapolis was named. 1710. 

South Carolina fruitlessly 1702. 

Attacked St. Augustine ; 
A British fleet and troops were sent 

To Boston by the Queen, 
And led by Walker made attempt i 7 n. 

Again to take Quebec: 



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Eight ships were lost; nine hundred men 
All perished in the wreck. 

KING GEORGE'S WAR. 

For thirty years repose was had, 

Till seventeen foit}*-four, 
When France and England broke the peace 
1744 And caused King George's War. 

The English captured Louisburg, 

But gave it back again, 
And failing to make boundaries, 

Let cause of war remain. 

FRENCH-INDIAN WAR AND REVOLUTION. 

1754- This brought the French and Indian War, 

Disputed lands to gain, 
Which sixteen million dollars cost, 
And thirty thousand men. 

1755- Defeat was met at Fort du Quesne, 

And Braddock lost his life; 




THE BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA. 

"Down the hills of Angostura still the storm of battle rolls; 
Blood is flowing, men are dying; God have mercy on their souls ! " 



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George Washington then showed his skill, 

Retreating from the strife. 
In fifty-eight he led the attack 1758. 

Retrieving this disgrace, 
And Pittsburg, named for William Pitt, 

Now stands upon the place. 
Crown Point, Ticonderoga, both 1759. 

Were yielded by the foe, 
Niagara was then obtained 1759- 

By Johnson and Prideaux. 
Acadia and Louisburg, 1757. 

With all Cape Breton's isle, 
Were gained; and Wolfe secured Quebec, 1759- 

Expiring with a smile. 
The Paris treaty closed the war, 1763. 

In seventeen sixty-three, 
And England held the continent 

Across from sea to sea. 
The thirteen colonies progressed 

In wealth and population, 



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Oppressions of the parent land 
Aroused their indignation. 

Their manufactures were suppressed, 
All foreign trade prevented, 

And taxes laid by parliaments, 
Where none were represented. 

Their homes were searched by officers 
With Writings of Assistance: 

James Otis gave the trumpet call 
That roused the first resistance. 

1765. The Stamp Act stirred the populace, 
And mobs defied the law; 

The Sons of Liberty combined, 
And home-made clothes they wore. 
The English merchants losing trade, 

1766. The Stamp Act was repealed; 

Then William Pitt and Edmund Burke 
Their love of right revealed. 
On colors, paper, glass and tea 

1767. New taxes soon were laid, 




DANIEL WEBSTER. 

Born 1782, Died 1852. Orator and Statesman. 



Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 87 

And Boston had to tolerate 

An English Board of Trade. 
Then England sent some soldiers out, 

And passed the Mutiny Act, 
Which ordered colonists to provide 

All tilings the soldiers lacked. 
Two regiments, with General Gage, 768. 

On Boston town were quartered ; 
The State Street massacre took place; March 5, 1770. 

Three citizens were slaughtered. 
The rising of the populace 

Filled England with alarm; 
By taking duties off of goods, 

She sought to undo the harm. 
But just to keep the principle, 

The tax was kept on tea, 
And Boston's patriots emptied out Dec. 16, 1773. 

A portion in the sea. 
Of Massachusetts, General Gage 1774- 

The governor was made. 



88 Illustrated utory of the Union in Hhyme, 

i77A- The Boston Port Bill then was passed, 

Which closed its foreign trade. 
A Continental Congress held, 

In seventeen seventy-four, 
In Philadelphia, resolved 

The English acts to ignore. 
New York, Virginia, and the South 

Were filled with freedom's breath, 
And echoed Patrick Henry's cry 

For liberty or death. 
Eight hundred men were sent by Gage 

For arms at Concord stored ; 
The famous ride of Paul Revere 

Soon spread the news abroad. 
April 19, 1775. The minute men at Lexington, 

Opposed the advancing host: 
The British fired on the band, 

And eight good lives were lost. 
At Concord they destroyed the stores 

And hastilv returned, 





BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, AT CHARLESTOWN, MASS. 

Erected to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. 



Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 91 

For all the country was aroused ; 

Each man for vengeance burned. 
From houses, fences, trees and rocks 

The musket bullets sped, 
And near three hundred men were lost, 

As home the soldiers fled. 
Ticonderoga and Crown Point *"* 

Americans secured, 
And large supplies of stores and guns, 

Much needed, were procured. 
A second congress met to raise 

An army for the land : 
George Washington was authorized 

To take the chief command. 
Near twenty thousand fighting men 

Surrounded Boston soon, 
And battle raged at Bunker Hill June .7,1775. 

The seventeenth of June. 
The British twice fled down the hill, 
But on the third attack, 



92 Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 

The ammunition being spent, 

They drove the " Yankees " back. 
Dec. 31,1775- Montgomery attacked Quebec, 

But fell when first they fired ; 
They wounded Arnold, Morgan seized, 

The rest in spring retired. 
The Heights of Dorchester were armed 

By colonists at night, 
March i 7) i 77 6. The English under General Howe 

To Halifax made flight. 
Eleven months they'd Boston held, 

While troops besieged it round ; 
They pillaged houses, rifled shops, 

Profaning "holy ground." 
The English fleet to Charleston sailed, 
June 28, i 77 6. And on Fort Moultrie fired ; 

The Southern guns replied so well, 

The shattered ships retired. 
July the fourth, in seventy-six, 
July 4 , i 77 6. Was passed the Declaration 




ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 

Born 1809, assassinated April 14, 1S65, elected President i860, re-elected President 1804, 
issued Emancipation Proclamation January 1, 1863, 



Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme, 95 

That made the united colonies 

An independent nation. 
The English, with the brothers Howe, 

Embarked to seize New York ; 
They numbered thirty thousand men, 

All eager for the work. 
The battle of Long Island brought Aug 27, i 77 6. 

The patriots sore defeat; 
In fog, they made escape, while Howe 

Was waiting for the fleet. 
The British followed to New York, 

And Washington was found 
At Harlem Heights. They moved their troops 

His army to surround, 
But Washington withdrew in part 

His forces to White Plains, 
Where soon the British general 

Important victory gains. Oct. 28,1776. 

The Hessians took Fort Washington, Nov. i6,i 77 6. 

And lost a thousand men, 



j)i; Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhy?ne. 

But gained two thousand patriots 

To fill their prison pen. 
The troops across New Jersey's land 

With Washington made flight ; 

They crossed the ice-filled Delaware 

In boats, on Christmas night ; 

Dec. 26, 1776. At Trenton killed some Hessian troops, 

Secured a thousand more, 

And safe re-crossed the Delaware; 

Their loss was only four. 
Again he crossed the Delaware, 
At Trenton took his post, 
Jan. 3, 1777. On Princeton made a night attack ; 
The foe three hundred lost. 
The Howes, with eighteen thousand men, 

Embarked for Chesapeake ; 
And Washington departed South, 

The enemy to seek. 
He placed eleven thousand men 
In camp on Brandywine, 




MRS. MARY A. L1VKRMUKJS. 



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And stood at Chad's Ford to oppose 

The enemy's design. 
The Hessians met them at the front, 

Cornwallis in the rear ; 
The patriot troops were put to flight; Sept. n, 1777. 

Their losses were severe. 
Pulaski and brave La Fayette 

Displayed their valor well, 
But British numbers won the day, 

And Philadelphia fell. Se P l - a s- '777. 

Then Washington, at Germantovvn, 

Led on a bold attack, Oct. 4 , i 777 . 

And though almost victorious, 

The patriots fell back. 
The British fleet and army gained 

The forts of Delaware; 
To Valley Forge the patriots marched, 

For winter to prepare. 
Burgoyne's ten thousand soldiers took June, 1777. 

The forts on Lake Champlain; 



100 Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 

Aug 16, 1777. But General Stark, at Bennington, 

Resolved to die or gain. 
Sept. 19 & o«. 7 . Two rights at Saratoga brought 
The British woeful fates; 
Oct. 17, 1777. Burgoyne surrendered up his troops 
And sword to General Gates. 
The British, in Connecticut, 
'777- The town of Danbury burned; 

Sag Harbor, burned by Colonel Meigs, 

The injury returned. 
The Continental soldiers strove 
With hunger, sickness, cold, 
And forty paper dollars bought 

One dollar's worth in gold. 
By Franklin's efforts was secured 

The sympathy of France, 
Who sent a fleet and soldiers out 
The patriot cause to advance. 
June 28, 1778. At Monmouth, General Clinton's troops 
Were putting Lee to flight, 




GEN. WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN. 

Born 1820, died February 14, 1S91, graduated at West Point 1S40, achieved distinction in the 
Civil War by his " March to the Sea " 1864, ami other services. 



Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 103 

'Then Washington led back the men, 

And Clinton left at night. 
The French and English navies met 

Off Narragansett Bay ; juiy 29, i 77 8. 

A fight was thwarted by a storm 

That drove the ships away. 
The massacre of Wyoming, jui y3 , i 77 a 

Enacted in July, 
By tory troops and savages, 

Description would defy. 
The British troops in Georgia took 

Savannah and Augusta, Dec. 29, i 77 8. 

.And Prevost's force to Charleston marched, April 27, i 779 . 

But, met by Lincoln's muster, 
They hastily retraced their steps, May 12, 1779. 

Retreating to Savannah, 
And Lincoln followed in the fall, 

Allied with France's banner. 
Attack was made ; a thousand men Oct. 9, 1779. 

And brave Pulaski fell; 



1 A Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 

The French refused their further aid, 

Although they'd fought so well. 
Connecticut's most noted towns 
July, 1779- By Try on were invaded, 

Who, though he burned or plundered each,, 

His clemency paraded. 
Eight hundred men to Stony Point 
July 15, i 779 . Were led by General Wayne, 

By strategy and night attack 

The fortress they regain. 
The atrocities of Wyoming 

Severely were repaid 
By Sullivan, who led his troops 
Aug., 1779. Upon a vengeful raid. 

He burned some forty villages 

Among the famed Six Nations; 
But Indian hatred fiercer grew, 

By all these tribulations. 
American success was great, 

With ships and privateers; 



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AMD- RWH 




CARICATURE <>K THE MILITIA OF THE CIVIL WA] 



Illustrated Story of the U>iio)i in Rhyme. 107 

About five hundred British ships 

Were captured in three years. 
Paul Jones went cruising with his fleet, 

Along the English coast, 
And conquered the Serapis there, Sept. 23, 1779- 

But Bon Homme Richard lost. 
Then Clinton came to Charleston's siege, 

Which forty days it bore, 
Till Lincoln had to yield his troops May 12, i 7 so. 

As prisoners of war. 
The British made marauding trips, 

Through Carolina's lands, 
Which Marion, Sumter, Pickens, Lee, 

Resisted with their bands. 
Then Gates marched South, the losing cause 

At Camden to regain ; 
Cornwallis put his troops to flight, Aug. 16, 1780. 

And brave De Kalb was slain. 
West Point was nearly yielded up 

By Benedict Arnold's treason, 



108 Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 

Sept. 23, 17S0. But Major Andre's captors learned 
The secret just in season. 
Bad Arnold, by a messenger, 
Was warned in time to fly. 
Good Andre rules of war condemned, 
Oct. 2, 17S0. They hung him as a spy. 

Nat Greene succeeded General Gates, 
And Turleton was defeated 
Jan. i 7) 1781. At Cowpens, by the Southern troops, 

With Morgan. They retreated, 
jan.&Feb. 1781. And joined by Greene, the feeble band 
Virginia safely gain ; 
Cornwallis followed, but the streams 

AVere swollen by the rain. 
When rested, Greene resumed the war, 
March 15, i 7 3i. At Guilford Court House fouoht, 

Where, though the British gained the day, 

The field was dearly bought. 
In South Carolina Greene gave help, 
Sept. 8,1781 At Eutaw Springs gave fight, 




GEN. ULYSSES S. GRANT. 

Born 1822, died 1885, graduated at West Point 1843. General of Union forces in the Civil 

War, elected President 1S0S, re-elected President iS~2. 



Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. Ill 

That led the British troops to leave 

For Charleston in the night. 
The traitor Arnold led a force 

To gratify his hate, 
And burned and plundered brutally Jan., 1781. 

Within Virginia's State. 
Cornwallis taking Arnold's place 

T^ i -n- i j May and June, 

Destroyed ten millions worth ; , 7gli 

Against his forts at York town marched 

The forces from the North, 
Who, led by Washington, encamped 

About twelve thousand strong, 
Americans and Frenchmen joined, 

A brave and hearty throng. 
They fired ships with red-hot shells, 

And forts were battered down ; 
Cornwallis, seeing no escape, 

Surrendered up the town. o«. 19, 1781. 

His seven thousand troops marched out, 

Gave up the arms they bore, 



112 Illustrated Stoi-y of the Union in Rhyme. 

And all the patriots gladly hailed 

The closing of the war. 
A year the British Charleston held, 

Prepared for warlike work, 
Two years their soldiers occupied 
1783. Savannah and New York. 

Lord North, by English sentiment, 

His ministry resigned ; 
Sept. 3, 17S3. In Paris, seventeen eighty -three, 

The terms of peace were signed. 
The struggle left America 

With poverty distressed, 
17S7. But Shay's rebellion at the North 

By Lincoln was suppressed. 
The thirteen States had through the war 

Preserved confederation ; 
They met at Philadelphia now 

To form themselves a nation. 
In seventeen hundred eighty seven 
Sept. i 7 , 1787. They framed the Constitution, 




PHILIP SHERIDAN. 



Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 115 

Which came in force in eighty-nine 1739. 

By general resolution. 
Electors of the United States 

In unity arose ; 
George Washington for President, 1789. 

With glad acclaim they chose. 
By Alexander Hamilton 

Financial laws were made, 
With duties on imported goods 

And on the spirit trade. 
The latter made the whiskey men 

Against the law rebel, i 794 . 

And fifteen thousand men came out 

The malcontents to quell. 
Two armies in the West both failed 

The Indians to restrain, 
Until their country was laid waste i 794 . 

Before mad Anthony Wayne. 
Affairs of state were well controlled 

In Washington's eight years, 



1 1 6 Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 

And treaties were with England made, 
With Spain and with Algiers. 
1797- John Adams, by the Federalists, 

Was President elected ; 
The alien and sedition laws 

His government effected. 
America fell out with France, 

And many insults bore ; 
Napoleon gained the Consulship, 
iSoo. And wisely saved a war. 

Dec. M, tw. "The Father of his Country" died 
In seventeen ninety-nine ; 
The homage of the land was paid 
Around Mount Vernon's shrine. 
1801. The wise and brilliant Jefferson, 

The "Sage of Monticello," 
Was chosen by Republicans, 

John Adams' term to follow. 
Then fifteen millions, paid to France, 
1803. Louisiana bought ; 



ilk 




Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 11!' 

And Hamilton with Aaron Burr 1804. 

His deadly duel fought. 
The war with Tripoli occurred 1S01-05. 

That pirate dues might cease, 
Bombardment of the port secured 

Desired terms of peace. 
While French and English were at war, 

Americans carried cargo, 
The Leopard took the Chesapeake, <$o 7 . 

And Congress made Embargo. Dec. 22, 1807. 

Republicans as candidate 

James Madison selected, 
And after Jefferson's two terms 

He too was twice elected. 
The British roused the Indian tribes, 

Who made attack by night, 
At Tippecanoe, on Harrison, Nov. 7 , i8n. 

But suffered in the fight. 
The seamen of America 

By England were impressed ; 



120 Illustrated Story oj the Union in Rhyme. 

Their ships were seized and all resolved 

Tiiese wrongs should be redressed. 
A shot against the President 
Mayi6,isn Was fired by Little Belt, 

But civil answer was returned, 

When the frigate's guns were felt. 
The War of Eighteen Hundred Twelve 
June 19, 1S12 With England was declared, 

And armaments on land and sea, 

With vigor were prepared. 
The British, under General Brock, 
Advanced to take Detroit, 
Aug. 16, 1812. And Hull surrendered up the place, 
Disgraced by this exploit. 
Another failure was sustained, 
Oct. 13, 1812. Attacking Queenstown Heights; 
But these disgraces were retrieved 
By brilliant naval fights. 
Aug. 19, 1S12. The Constitution* Captain Hull, 
Subdued the Gruerriere ; 




ADMIRAL DAVID FARRAGUT. 

Born 1S01, died 1870. Rendered distinguished naval services during the Civil War, at New 
Orleans, Mobile, and other places. 



Illustrated Story of the Union in lihyme. 123 

The Wasp shot off the Frolic s crew, Oct. .8, .8.2. 

Until her decks were bare. 
The Macedonian struck her flag Oct.25. 1812. 

To Commodore Decatur , 
And Bainbridge took the Java next, Dec. 2 9> iSi 2 . 

And burned her three days later. 
The daring Yankee privateers 

Excited British fear, 
For quite three hundred merchant ships 

Were captured in a year. 
The armies sent to Canada 

Returned without success ; 
But Perry's vessels, on the Lakes, Sept. 10, 1813. 

Brought Stars and Stripes redress. 
The Indians joined the British troops, 

And fought both South and West ; 
Tecumseh's death, at River Thames, Oct. 5, >S'3- 

Their savage zeal depressed. 
The Hornet took the Peacock, brig, Feb. 24 , 1S13. 

And sank her by her cannon; 



124 Illustrated Story of the Union in Bhyme. 

June i, 1813. But Lawrence, in the Chesapeake, 
Fell victim to the Shannon. 
The British ships made ravages 

Along the Southern coast, 
And many of the citizens 

Their homes and fortunes lost. 
juiy 5. 1814. Scott won the fight at Chippewa, 
And also Lundy's Lane ; 
McDonough took the British fleet, 
That fought on Lake Champlain. 
The British captured Washington, 

But failed at Baltimore ; 
They captured ships and plundered towns 

Along the Northern shore. 
December twenty-fourth, at Ghent, 
Dec. 24, 1814. A treaty settled peace ; 
Jan. s, 1815. But Jackson won New Orleans' fight 
Before the Avar could cease. 
To fill the Presidential chair. 
1817. Monroe two terms was sought; 



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GEN. fOHN A. LOGAN. 

Born 1826, died 1886. Statesman and General, 



Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 



127 



Missouri Compromise was made March 3> >sc©. 

And Florida was bought. 1819. 

John Quincy Adams next in turn »8 25 . 

Four years secured the seat ; 
Protective tariffs were enforced, 

And brought about defeat. 
Then Andrew Jackson served eight years, 

And put down "Nullification;" 
He let the victors share the spoils 

In office by "rotation." 
By limiting the public Bank, 

All commerce was distressed; 
In Biack Hawk's War, the Indians 

Were conquered in the West. 
The Seminoles, in Florida, 

By Osceola led, 
For years maintained a bloody war; 

They slaughtered Major Dade. Dec. 2 s, 1835. 

Van Buren, by the Democrats, ^37. 

Was chosen for a term ; 



1829, 
1832. 



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1832. 



128 Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 

A crisis came in thirty-seven — 
1S37. A great financial storm. 

1837-38. Rebellion in the Canadas 

An English war fomented ; 
The " Northeast Boundary " fanned the flame, 
But bloodshed was prevented. 

1541. The Whigs elected Harrison, 
Aprii 4 , 1S41. Who served a month and died; 

And Tyler, the Vice-President, 

Was called on to preside. 
He vetoed measures of the Whigs; 

1542. Rhode Island quelled sedition ; 
The Southern Ocean was explored 

1S42. By Wilkes' Expedition ; 

!8 4 4. The "Anti-Renters," in New York, 

By force of arms were quelled ; 
1845. The Mormons, out of Illinois, 

By riots were expelled. 
1845- The Democrats elected Polk, 

Though Whigs supported Clay ; 




HARRIET BEECHER STOWE. 

Author of " Uncle Tom's Cabin. 



Illustrated Start/ of tlie Union in Rhyme. 131 

Both Oregon and Texas formed 

The questions of the day. 
The Northwest Boundary Line was fixed, 

And Texas was annexed; l8 45« 

But Mexico still claimed this State, 

And thus to Avar was vexed. 
Then Taylor marched to Rio Grande, 

At Palo Alto fought; Mays, is 4 6. 

Resaca de la Palma too, Ma y9 , is 4 6. 

A brilliant victory brought. 
He gained the day at Monterey, Sept. 24, is 4 6. 

And Buena Vista won, Feb. 23,1847. 

Though Santa Anna bravely fought 

Till setting of the sun. 
New Mexico was quickly gained 

By General Kearney then, 
And California was won 

By John C. Fremont's men. 
Then Winfield Scott took Vera Cruz; March2 9 , is 47 . 

Through several fights he bore 



132 Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 

Sept. 14, 1S47. The Stars and Stripes to Mexico, 
Feb. 2, 184s. And treaty closed the war. 

1S46 Wilmot's Proviso aimed to keep 

All slavery from new States; 
This roused the people North and South. 

To violent debates. 
In forty-eight a workman found 
1S4S. The California gold ; 

And thousands flocked from all the lands 
Where'er the tale was told. 
1S49. The Whigs now Zachary Taylor chose, 

juiy v, 1850. Who died the following year; 

And Millard Fillmore occupied 

The Presidential chair. 
Domestic slavery now became 
The question of the day, 
n8 S o. And compromises were secured 

By Webster and by Clay. 
The "filibusters" made attempts 
For Cuba's annexation; 



Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 135 

But Lopez met defeat and death, 

And roused Spain's indignation. 
'The Democrats now gained the day, 

Electing Franklin Pierce ; 1853. 

The Kansas and Nebraska Bill May, 1854. 

Made slavery conflicts fierce. 
Ten millions, paid to Mexico, 

Arranged the boundary line, 
And Perry's visit caused Japan 

Trade privilege to assign. 1854 

Buchanan next was President, i8 57- 

And during his four years, 
Discussions upon slavery 

Excited general fears. 
-Some Northern States opposed the Law 

That fugitives returned ; 
John Brown an insurrection made, 1859. 

And Southern anger burned. 
When Abraham Lincoln gained his place, 1861. 

Seven Southern States seceded, Dec. 20, i860. 



136 Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 

Feb.4, 1861. And organized Confederate Suites, 

By Jefferson Davis headed. 
April 12, 1861. Fort Sumter yielded; Northern blood 
April 19, 1861. In Baltimore was shed ; 

Virginia was the battle ground 

To which the troops were led. 
The Northerners sustained defeat 
July 2., 1861. At the Battle of Bull Run; 

.36,. At Cartilage, Wilson's Creek, Ball's Bluff,, 

The South more victories won. 
The North some minor battles gained, 

Gave Border States their aid, 
And off the seaports of the South 

Their ships maintained blockade. 
Commissioners, from Southern States, 
Nov. 8,1861, Were seized on board the Trent; 
When England made remonstrances, 
Apologies were sent. 
1S62. Fort Henry and Fort Donaldson, 

With Island Number Ten, 




JAMES A. GARFIELD. 



Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 



139 



Shiloh and Murfreesborough's fights, 

Were won by Northern men. 
Antietam's indecisive fight 

Made Lee's command fall back, 
And thus protected Washington 

From danger of attack. 
The Monitor whipped the Merrimac, 

Preventing great defeat ; 
New Orleans was forced to yield 

To Farragut with his fleet ; 
Confederate victories were won 

By Jackson and by Lee; 
Then Lincoln's Proclamation came, 

That made the negroes free. 
The South at Chickamanga won, 

And Chancellorsville was gained; 
In Charleston, spite of all attacks, 

The Southern troops remained. 
The Northern forces Vicksburg gained, 
And Chattanooga's height ; 



Sept. 17, 1862. 



March 19, iS 



April 25, 1862. 



Jan. 1, 1863. 

Sept. 20, 1863. 
May 3, 1863. 



July, 1863. 
Nov. 25, 1863. 



140 Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 

July i-3, 1863. The three days' fight at Gettysburg, 
Turned Lee's advance to flight. 
May, 1S64. The Wilderness, and other fields, 

Were won by General Lee, 
Nov., i36 4 . But Sherman made his famous march 
Through Georgia to the sea, 
And Northern armies gained success 
Throughout the South and West, 
While " on to Richmond " General Grant 

With firm persistence pressed. 
Through Carolina Sherman marched, 
Feb. 17, 1S65. Columbia was taken ; 
Feb. 18, 1S65. And Charleston threatened in the rear. 
By Southerners was forsaken. 
On April third, in sixty-five, 
April 3> 1865. Lee out of Richmond fled, 
Apni 9) 1865. And on the ninth surrendered up 
The troops he'd bravely led. 
This civil war, they estimate, 
Three thousand millions cost, 




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MRS. I.UCRETIA GARFIELD. 

Wife of President Garfield. 



Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 143 

And on both sides, 'tis probable, 

A million lives were lost. 
A second term as President 

To Lincoln was secured; 
Booth killed him by a pistol shot, April 14, 1S65. 

When peace was just assured. 
Then Andrew Johnson measures took 

The Union to restore ; 
He freely pardoned all the South, 

Except the chief in war. 
But Congress, favoring sterner plans, 

His vetoes set aside ; 
With " carpet-bag " and negro rule 

The Southern States were tried. 
Impeachment of the President 1868. 

Failed only by one vote ; 
The "Freedman's Bureau," "Civil Rights," 

Were measures of great note. 
Atlantic Cable then was laid; juiy, 1S66. 

Alaska's lands were bought ; ,S6 7 . 



144 Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 

186S. A treat)- was with China made ; 

In Canada Fenians fought. 
1869. Now Grant became the President ; 

Two terms his valor earned ; 
Pacific Railroad crossed the land ; 
Prosperity returned. 
Oct. 8, 1871. Great fires in Chicago raged, 
Nov. 9,1872. In Boston and the West; 

The threatening "Alabama Claims," 
Geneva's Board redressed. 
1S73. Financial crisis came again, 

Through railroads' bad condition ; 
In Philadelphia was held 

1876. Centennial Exhibition. 

The votes securing Tilden's seat, 

Conflicting questions raise ; 
Electoral commission finds 
1877- One extra vote for Hayes. 

A railroad strike 'gainst lower pay, 

1877. Produced the Pittsburg riot; 




GEN. BENJAMIN F. BUTLER. 

Born iSlS, Governor of Massachusetts 18S2. Rendered eminent service as Congressional 

Representative from Massachusetts, as member of Impeachment Committee of President 

Andrew Johnson, and as Major-general in Civil War. 



Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 147 

A hundred lives were sacrificed, 

Before restoring quiet. 
Five millions and a half were paid 

As fishery award ; l8 7 s - 

And specie payments through the land 

Were finally restored. 
Then Garfield was made President, 

But fell by Guiteau's hand ; J ul >' 2, issi. 

And Arthur filled the vacant place, Sept. 26, .ss.. 

As ruler of the land. 
In eighty-four the People's vote, l8S *- 

Bade Cleveland guide the nation. 
He said "whoever serves the State 

Must pass Examination." 
And Civil Service long discussed, 

Was put in operation. 
Ben. Harrison comes next in power, 

And changes fill the air, lSSS - 

McKinley makes the tariff higher 1S90. 

Chicago wins the fair ; 



148 Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 

Which is to celebrate Columbus' 

Discovery of San Salvador 
Four hundred years before. 

The working-man and millionaire 
Are seeking hard to find 

How both can share in harmony 
The toil of hand and mind. 

The farmers, miners in the West 
Ask silver coined for all. 

The Eastern men cry " Reciprocity 
We want no Chinese wall 

'Gainst and Canada and South America, 
For trade will make us one — " 

And thus, Republics, Empires, Provinces 
Unite in one great Union. 

Behold amid the breaking dawn 
Of twentieth century's morn, 

O'er all the western world 
One starry flag unfurled. 




GROVER CLEVELAND. 
Born 1837, elected Governor of New York 1SS2, elected President li 



Illustrated Story of the Union in Rhyme. 151 

SUMMARY OF COLONIES AND STATES. 

The first enduring settlement, 

Where English people stayed, 
At Jamestown, in Virginia, 1607. 

In sixteen seven was made. 
In sixteen thirteen, at New York, *n- 

Wrecked Dutchmen built a shanty ; 
To Massachusetts Pilgrims came, 

In sixteen hundred twenty. 
New Hampshire's lands were occupied 

In sixteen twenty-three ; 
In thirty-four, to Maryland, l6 *- 

Came Catholics 'cross the sea. 
From thirty-three to thirty-six 

Connecticut was won ; l6 ^ 6 - 

In thirty-six, by Williams' friends, ^- 

Rhode Island was begun, 
The Swedes encamped in Delaware 163s. 

In sixteen thirty-eight ; 
In sixty-four, Elizabethtown 

Began New Jersey's State. ,6 ^ 



1620. 



152 Illustrated Story of the Union i>i Rhyme. 

1664. The English navy took New York 

In sixteen sixty-four ; 
And from this time the colony 

An English title bore. 
Year sixteen hundred sixty-five, 

1665. Is North Carolina's date ; 
In sixteen seventy began 

1670. South Carolina's State. 

16S2. Penn came to Pennsylvania 

In sixteen eighty-two ; 
In seventeen hundred thirty-three 
1733. To Georgia debtors go. 

These thirteen States the Union formed, 

And scarce three millions held ; 
Now forty-four compose the land, 

With sixty millions filled. 
Now four large territories lie 

Around the Western border, 
And thirty-one new States have been 
Admitted in this order: 




PRESIDENT BENJAMIN HARRISON. 
Bom 1833, Brigadier-general in Civil War, in 18S0 Senator from Indiana, in tSSR elected 

President. 



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1S1S. 

1819. 
1820. 



Illustrated Story of the Union, in Rhyme. 155 

Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, \vj%'. 

{ 1790- 

Ohio, Louisiana — J j§°'; 

The latter fairly bought from France — 

The next was Indiana. 1S16. 

Then Mississippi, Illinois, I 

With Alabama, Maine ; 

Missouri and Arkansas next, {Jg^; 

And then came Michigan. 1S37. 

Now Florida and Texas next, 1845. 

With Iowa come on ; 1S46. 

Wisconsin, California, } [fso! 

Minnesota, Oregon. jig". 

Then Kansas, West Virginia*, jl|£; 

Nevada and Nebraska 1S64. 

Precede centennial Colorado; J 1S7II 

Soon North and South Dakota ; lSSS - 

Montana, Washington crowd in, . 

< 1S90. 

Then Idaho, Wyoming. * 



156 Illustrated Story of the Vn'uni in Rhyme. 

THE PRESIDENTS. 

( 17S9. 
1797. First Washington, Adams and Jefferson came ; 

j [|°2; Then Madison ; next James Monroe ; 

1S25. With John Quincy Adam's notable name, 

\ jf]f; Andrew Jackson, Van Buren must go. 

f 1S41. 

J1S41. Then Harrison, Tyler and Polk took their turn 

( 1S.9. 

] 1^49- With Taylor and Fillmore and Pierce ; 

( 1S53. J ' 

j \%\\ Buchanan and Lincoln the honor next earn, 
jsss. And Johnson, through murder so fierce. 

1S&9. Then Grant for two terms was supreme in the 

land ; 
1S77. And the seat was next given to Hayes ; 

1SS1. When Garfield had died by a murderous hand, 
issi. Then Arthur to power they raise. 

New York then supplies a man for the nation, 
1SS4. And Cleveland appears at the head ; 

isss. He yields to Harrison's administration, 
But who shall come in his stead ? 



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